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how to access bad tape

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by hdd2002

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Do you know if we can read data from bad tape?
Do you know how I read RAW data from any tape?

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by 20 + years

Is the tape bad or reader? If the tape is bad your S-O-L, you have to be able to read the header labels in order to find the data on the tape. Try another reader to be sure. RAW data is disk space not tape, it is not formatted as file space and is normally used for database storage.

by sanhanagain

Are you speaking of old open reel tapes? Do you have a tape cleaner? That may help. If the lead has been stretched (physically) you can get a parity error right away. If this is the case & you have enough lead, you can clip and put new marking tape on (the shiny reflector) IF IN THE LEAD -BEFORE the data file header -otherwise SOL

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